Renewal Procedure - Qualifications

You are eligible for the Renewal Procedure if you meet ALL the following requirements:

You are a citizen of Ukraine.

You are applying for the same visa class as your previous visa.

If you are applying for a B1/B2 or C1/D visa, your previous visa was issued the full validity and is currently valid or expired no more than 12 months ago.

If you are applying for an I visa, your previous visa was issued the full three year validity and is currently valid or expired no more than 12 months ago.

If you are applying for an F or M visa, you are either: a) continuing participation in the same program even if at a different institution; or b) attending the same institution even if in a different program, and you possess a current valid visa or a visa that expired no more than 12 months ago.

If you are applying for an H, L (except for Blanket L), O, P, or R visa, you must possess a current valid visa or a visa that expired no more than 12 months ago.

If you are applying for E2 visa, you must possess a current valid visa or a visa that expired no more than 12 months ago that was issued in Kyiv; AND your business plan and investment have not changed since the last issuance; AND you can send in your business documents with your passport.

Your application is not subject to any ineligibility to receive a visa under U.S. visa law. Your last visa application was not subject to administrative processing.

Your application for a visa has not been refused or if refused, it has been overcome.

The Consular Section reserves the right to request that any applicant appear in person for an interview after reviewing his or her application. Please plan your travel accordingly.

NOTE: Per the U.S. Presidential Executive Order signed on January 27, 2017, nonimmigrant visa applicants are no longer eligible for an interview waiver if their previous visa expired more than 12 months ago. All applicants who do not meet requirements for the Renewal Procedure by Mail should schedule a regular nonimmigrant visa interview appointment. The Consular Section in Kyiv is no longer scheduling any special interview waiver renewal appointments for Wednesday afternoons.

Children aged 14-16 without 10 fingerprints submitted by the childor who never previously received a visa

Please follow the regular application procedure in order to schedule an appointment and follow the Traveling with Children procedure.

Adults aged 80 or older

Applicants who are 80 or older, citizens of Ukraine, and meet the requirements for the Renewal Procedure do not need to appear in person for the interview. Applicants aged 80 or older who have not previously applied for or received a U.S. visa also do not need to appear in person. Such applicants can submit their visa applications through the Renewal Procedure by Mail.

If additional information is needed to complete processing of your case, you will be informed by email. If your application is approved, your passport and U.S. visa will be delivered to the TMM Express location selected when you printed the Interview Waiver Confirmation Letter. Details on passport delivery are available on the Track & Receive My Passport webpage.

Passport with the prior U.S. visa.If your prior U.S visa is still valid and you have the passport in your possession, it’s mandatory to provide it. If your prior U.S. visa is still valid but you don’t have the passport in your possession, you must fill out and submit Stolen, lost, destroyed passport report form that is available at www.ustraveldocs.com.

If the whole family is submitting documents (e.g. parents with children), please make sure to place all documentation together into one envelope. Family needs to have one visa Interview Waiver Confirmation Letter with the list of needed documents for visas.

NOTE: Failure to provide any of the required documents described above will cause a delay in visa processing. If a document is not listed, it is not required. For example, please do not provide photocopies of previous passports, bank statements, property deeds, etc.

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs website and Consular Post websites
are the definitive sources of visa information. Should there be
discrepancies in content, the Consular Affairs website and Consular Post
websites take precedence.